European programme "Fundamental Rights and Citizenship"

Call for proposals for action grants: support to transnational projects

Call deadline: 12 March 2014

The call is targeted at European Union citizens or third countries nationals legally residing within the European Union territory and civil society associations, among other groups active in promoting the objectives of the programme. The beneficiaries of the call could be institutions and public or private organisations, universities, research institutes, non- governmental organisations, national, regional and local authorities, international organisations and other non-profit organisations established in the European Union.

The proposals under this call shall focus on the following priorities:
• Rights of the child

• Information on where the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights applies and where to turn to if fundamental rights are violated

• Combating different forms and manifestations of racism and xenophobia

• Fighting homophobia: Enhanced/improved understanding and tolerance

• Training and networking between legal professions and legal practitioners

• Awareness-raising about Union citizenship and the rights attached to it and identification of obstacles to their effective exercise

• Awareness-raising and information about the EU rules on free movement, in particular Directive 2004/38/EC

• Facilitation of the sharing of knowledge and exchange of best practices on acquisition and loss of Union citizenship

• Address the gender imbalance in participation in the European Parliament elections

• Data protection and privacy rights

All proposals must demonstrate that they will generate an added value at EU level as opposed to national or regional level.

Projects should have an initial duration not exceeding 24 months.

Budget: EUR 10 900 000.
The grant cannot constitute more than 80% of overall eligible project costs

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Human rights actions

European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR): Supporting Human Rights and their defenders where they are most at risk

DEADLINE: 1 AUGUST 2013

The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) was created to give financial support for activities aiming to strengthen democracy and human rights around the world during the 2007-2013 financial perspectives.

The specific objective of this Call for Proposals is to support and protect human rights and their defenders by reinforcing their capacities to do their work in the short and long-term, as well as providing tangible support and means of action to local civil society in the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in some of the world's most difficult, dangerous, repressive and unpredictable political situations and/or where they are the most vulnerable and threatened.

 

Two lots:

• Actions taking place in one single country.
• Multi-countries actions having similar issues to be addressed or where human rights defenders face similar types of threats or obstacles to their work. Both lots do not include any list of focus countries. It is up to the applicant to identify the target area and prove the gravity of the violations with reference to direct and proven knowledge of the issues to be addressed, independent monitoring reports and/or specific indicators. This is essential to establish the relevance of the action: the more serious the situation, the higher the priority.

Regardless of the geographic restrictions, actions under both lots must at least address one of the following priorities:

• To contribute to improving the situation relating to the following human rights and fundamental freedoms
• To provide support and protection to human rights defenders in those countries and regions where they are the most persecuted and subject to repression.

Indicative allocation of funds by lot: Lot 1: €9 million Lot 2: € 6 million

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Enhance EU-Turkey relations

Strengthening Civil Society Dialogue between the EU and Turkey-

III Grant Programmes

 Since the official recognition of Turkey as a candidate country in 1999 national and European institutions have intensified the number of bilateral activities with Turkey which fall under the scope of the civil society dialogue. The main goal of these grant programmes is to give opportunity to potential beneficiaries to get familiar with the policies of the European Union concerning political issues both in terms of legislation and implementation and to be prepared for the accession through strengthening the contacts and mutual exchange of experience between all civil society actors on political issues in the Member States and Turkey.

The program, which is divided into a “Political Criteria Grant Program” and a “Media Grant Program,” will finance Turkey and EU media institutions’ and NGOs’ common projects in the two domains.

The priority areas of “Political Criteria Grant Program” are:

• Human rights;

• Anti-discrimination;

• Democracy and Rule of Law.

“Media Grant Program” aims to strengthen the capacities of the actors of the media sector and to establish a sustainable dialogue between the actors in Turkey and the EU countries. The specific objectives are:

• Enhanced networking, joint actions and peer-learning between Turkish-EU media and media-related CSOs,

• Shared good practices and promotion of innovative initiatives and media productions between Turkish-EU media and media-related CSOs on EU matters.

 

The overall amount made available is EURO 9.000.000.

Associations, foundations, media organizations and similar institutions or actors working in these domains in a member state of the EU or Turkey can apply to the grant program.

 

DEADLINE for submission:

• to the Political Criteria Program: July 5

• to the Media Grant Program: July 12